HERISAU, Switzerland — Metrohm AG has acquired B&W Tek’s SpectroscopySolution Business, B&W Tek LLC, as well as several overseas subsidiaries. The acquisition contributes to the strategic growth of Metrohm its capabilities to further develop its Raman product line with industry-leading solutions. “We are pleased to strengthen our product portfolio in spectroscopy by the acquisition of B&W […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Bio-Techne again disrupts protein analysis technology with the introduction of the newest member of their ProteinSimple-branded Simple Western family, Jess. This evolutionary technology simplifies protein expression analysis, while speeding up time to result. Jess automates both the protein separation and immunodetection elements characteristic of traditional protein analysis techniques, eliminating many of the tedious, error-prone steps. […]

Ortenberg, Germany. On Thursday, the 20th of July, the high-school life science laboratory in Ohlsbach, Germany received a FLUOstar® Omega microplate reader donated by BMG LABTECH. The device enables the young scientists to expand their research capabilities. Application Specialists Andrea Krumm and Jendrik Marbach, representing BMG LABTECH, handed over the microplate reader to Tobias Stadelmann, high-school graduate of Marta-Schanzenbach-Gymnasium, […]

LINCOLN, Neb. — LI-COR Biosciences announces an agreement with Vergent Bioscience, a cancer-focused biotechnology company, to license its IRDye QC-1 quencher technology and provide cGMP custom manufacturing services. Vergent is developing a tumor-targeted, fluorescent probe to help surgeons quickly identify and remove cancerous tissue during surgery. “LI-COR has a proven track record in developing near-infrared technologies,” says John […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that UK Border Force is now using Resolve, the company’s handheld Raman system, to detect bulk chemicals—whether benign, hazardous, or illegal—through opaque packages and containers. This system is the latest addition to a suite of advanced technologies deployed to detect illegal shipments. The Resolve system’s unique […]

Vienna, Austria – AMETEK Grabner Instruments and Agilent Technologies Inc. announce an OEM agreement for an innovative mobile testing solution for in-the-field analysis of lubricating oils and greases. Grabner Instruments, based in Austria, is well known for developing and manufacturing automatic petroleum testing equipment. In this partnership, Grabner will focus on lube and grease analysis, an […]

Easy to use: The large touchscreen and intuitive onboard software simplify programming, operation and data visualization. Runs most common assays: Nucleic acid and protein quantification in microplates or 2 µL samples with the Take3 Plate, ELISA, cell viability, gene expression and more. Excellent performance: Synergy LX offers uncompromised performance for UV-Vis absorbance, fluorescence and luminescence assays. Budget-friendly: At nearly half the price of […]

WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek Instruments, Inc., a leader in life science instrumentation, was issued a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its “User-Trained Autofocus” feature in their Gen5™ Microplate Reader and Imager Software, integrated with their advanced cell imaging systems. This autofocus method allows users to overcome imaging challenges arising […]

July 16, 2018 Craigavon, N.I. – Almac Group, the global contract development and manufacturing organisation, has announced a £375,000 investment in additional NMR instrumentation at its global Headquarters, Craigavon, UK. As part of Almac Sciences’ state-of-the-art cGMP facility, enhanced NMR services will be offered to help deliver comprehensive solutions supporting drug substance (API) and drug product […]

The end of Q2 2018 has marked a phenomenal rise in sales of Edinburgh Instruments’ EPL and EPLEDs. This increased growth has been driven by improved sales and upgrades of the company’s steady state, fluorescence lifetime and phosphorescence lifetime spectrometers in China, Europe and the USA. A cost-effective excitation source for fluorescence lifetime measurements, the […]